Bihen and Sheyue were immediately taken away by Zhou Rui's family. They must have been locked up overnight and waited until dawn tomorrow to report to the wife before being punished. Xiren frowned, with worry on his face. He took another piece of money and stuffed it with money.
To Zhou Rui's family and Wang Shanbao's family, "I don't ask for anything else. I just ask that they don't suffer."
Zhou Rui's family became wary of attackers. They stumbled and acted virtuously at the same time. Such people would inevitably become a disaster over time.
On the other hand, Qingwen looked down on the offensive tactics, so she couldn't help but glance at it and snorted coldly. This sound happened just when Wang Shanbao's family was receiving the money. For a moment, Wang Shanbao's family was very embarrassed and couldn't help but secretly sigh.
She fell in love with Qingwen. She thought to herself, why didn't you say anything when Zhou Rui's family took the money, but when I took the money, your nose was not a nose, and your face was not a face. What did it mean.
Ping'er was a little afraid of Xi Ren, so she just kept out of sight and walked out of the yard first. She felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She and Xi Ren had always had a good relationship because of their similar identities, and she never thought that Xi Ren would make a move.
Come on, there's no ambiguity at all.
When a group of people came out of Yihong Courtyard and passed by Xiaoxiang Pavilion, they heard a whimpering sound coming from inside. It was not clear whether it was the sound of wind or crying, which made people feel strange and panicked.
"Hurry up, this place is evil." Wang Shanbao's family held a lantern and did not dare to stop at all. In addition, the vegetation was lush, the branches were swaying, and the sound of night cats was heard from time to time, which was very eerie.
Ping'er felt sad. This garden used to be so noisy, but now it is getting more and more desolate.
This second stop was to Qiu Shuangzhai where Tanchun lived.
When Tanchun saw several servants coming, he immediately became angry. Now it was the servants' turn to check the master. This was no big joke.
Because Tanchun was the housekeeper, he had the most contact with Ping'er. Ping'er also knew Tanchun's temperament well. He just bowed obediently, sat on the footrest at Tanchun's feet, and gently beat Tanchun's legs.
A change of attitude made Tanchun angry, but he couldn't take it out on her.
"You should be obedient. If you want to search for the stolen goods, you should call your master. The girls in this courtyard are all little thieves, and the stolen goods are all with me. Don't go through their things. You only searched mine.
That's all." Tanchun glanced sideways at Ping'er and said.
"Young lady, you are really joking." Ping'er smiled and said, "I just came here to have a look. This lady who stayed up late didn't do her best. How often have you ever seen my master take care of these things?"
Zhou Rui's family was naturally unwilling to investigate Tanchun. After all, she was the girl from the second room, and she had always been raised by the wife. If she really wanted to find out a mistake, the wife would be shameless. She said: "I thought the girl was sleeping, but I didn't want to disturb her.
Come on, girl. Let’s look around, here we go.”
Wang Shanbao's family is a loser and has no eyes. After all, they are just a girl's family. They are tender-skinned and have an aunt's belly. And they are the eldest wife. How can they be afraid of her? He said: "The girl's family is young.
, I don’t know the depth of things. These girls are the most incompetent people. They bully these young girls for being so tender-skinned..."
Without saying anything, Tanchun sneered, "You think I'm the second sister, and I can't be bullied by you. Then you made the wrong calculation. Since you want to investigate, then investigate carefully." After saying that, he just asked the girl to take her.
He opened all the wardrobe boxes and boxes, "Today I want to check, check mine. My people, I can vouch for it. Anyone with stolen goods will be handed over to me. I am more cruel than others, and I treat my servants harshly. Those
Every needle and thread, there is nothing I don’t know. Everything is here, let’s search it. I’ve just finished searching it today, and if I want to go back and search it a second time, I absolutely can’t.”
"What are you talking about, girl?" said Zhou Rui's family quickly, "give us a hundred courages, we don't dare to look through girl's things." He then said to the girl in the room: "Hurry up and put things away."
Tanchun sneered and asked: "Really watch it. Don't say tomorrow that I have hidden stolen goods."
Zhou Rui's family didn't even dare to say that. Wang Shanbao's family smiled and stepped forward, casually pulled the jewelry in Tanchun's dressing box, and said with a smile: "I checked it, and it's not there anymore." After saying that, he gently said it again.
He pulled Tanchun's sleeve and said, "I couldn't have checked more carefully."
Ping'er's expression immediately changed. As expected, Tan Chun suddenly stood up and gave Wang Shanbao's family a slap in the face.
"Who are you? You dare to mess around with me." Tan Chun pointed at Wang Shanbao's family, his face filled with frost, "You think I am your girl, always good-tempered, and you can bully me. It's just...
It depends on how old you are, so I won’t care about you. Now you are getting more and more arrogant in front of me."
Ping'er quickly cheered Tan Chun up and said: "That's a confused girl. What does the girl have to care about with her? She's just angry for nothing."
"If you are really angry, you should be killed. Is it possible that it is honorable to ask a slave to come and mess with me? I just want to ask the old lady tomorrow. Madam, I will go and apologize to the eldest lady.
Tan Chun was helped by Ping'er to sit down, and then said: "The Zhen family was confiscated by the imperial court. It would be better for you to confiscate your own home. This family must be made trouble by you and defeated from the inside."
"
When Ping'er saw her talking about this, he didn't even dare to answer. He quickly apologized and several people withdrew.
"My old face has been completely disgraced. Tomorrow I just asked the eldest lady to let me go home." Wang Shanbao's family covered his face, his face turned red. He had been beaten all his life, and he felt more guilty than guilty.
Some people are afraid. They just keep their faces down and chatter a few words.
Ping'er said: "You'd better have a rest. That's a girl. If you really get angry and act coquettishly in front of the old lady, the old lady and the madam will have to give in. You dare to come forward. Now shut up.
Well. If people really hear about it, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing. Don't say that mom wants to go back then. Even if she doesn't want to go back, she will have to be sent back."
Zhou Rui's family said: "Nowadays, we can no longer search Miss Bao's house."
"Well, where can I search my relatives' homes?" Ping'er nodded in agreement.
Wang Shanbao's family also nodded and followed behind the two of them. The Xue family wanted to marry the Xing family, so they were not considered outsiders, so they shouldn't go there at this time and ruin the relationship between the two families.
A group of people went to Yingchun's yard, but didn't encounter any obstruction at all. The Zhou Rui family really wanted to find something, and they found Siqi's things. Inside the box was a pair of men's shoes, and a bright red card
Post. When Ping'er saw Siqi's pale face, she knew something was wrong. She took the post first, looked at the things on it, her face changed slightly, but she smiled and said: "It's hard for you to remember the account so clearly.
, also told me to learn."
After saying that, he actually put the post in his sleeve. Si Qi glanced at Ping'er in surprise, pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Zhou Rui's family said: "That's fine. What's the reason for these shoes?"
Without waiting for Si Qi to speak, Ping'er said: "What's going on? It's just that the second girl wants to make a pair of shoes for our second master. I'm afraid these shoes have thick soles. Where did the girl make them? Not all girls make them."
Isn’t this exactly the size of our second master? It’s a sin for a girl to make a pair of shoes for her brother.”
Siqi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It would be best for Ping'er to expose this matter today. It can be regarded as saving his own life.
Ping'er changed his tone and said to Zhou Rui's family: "I have also let others go. Let's check all the boxes and boxes of those wives and mothers-in-law to see if there is anything wrong."
Zhou Rui's family laughed. This Ping'er saved the second girl, but he put the blame on the eldest wife. Who doesn't know that the people around the second girl are like vampires? If you really want to find out, there will be no way to find out. Here.
The eldest lady was embarrassed, so why not do it? She simply took the people and searched the place inside and out. They found a lot of the second girl’s clothes and jewelry. What’s even more interesting is that a few pictures were found.
The tickets were pawned. All the things pawned were the second girl's belongings.
Ping'er said with a smile: "They said they were looking for stolen goods, but they didn't find the big thief. They emptied all the girl's things, and these people didn't say a word. Tomorrow, I'll just report it to the old lady. Madam, I'll get rid of them all."
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Siqi sent the person out of the door, holding Ping'er's hand, trembling and not knowing what to say.
Ping'er sighed and whispered: "Don't worry." Then he said without suppressing his voice: "The second master is the girl's biological brother, and our grandmother is the girl's biological sister-in-law. If you don't make shoes or use needlework, do you really not care?
Is the girl good? Don’t worry, I will definitely choose someone who is honest and responsible to serve the girl."
Siqi's tears came down, and he quickly wiped them away under the cover of night before turning back to the yard.
Xichun was young, so she was shocked at first when she saw this battle. Then when she saw Ru Hua taking out those things, her face turned red. She thought of the rumors in Dongfu, saying that the servants around her brother were all like her brother.
Some of them are unclear. Now that Ru Hua was able to take out the silver, she said that her brother asked her to keep it. But what did the master do to reward the slave with such money? You don’t have to think about it to know what he did. Thinking of these dirty things
I couldn't help but feel a little disgusted with entering the painting. "You just take her with you. I am an innocent person, so don't burden me."
Ping'er never imagined that she would be so heartless. Seeing Ru Hua kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, her heart softened. But the faces of these four girls didn't even change at all.
After returning to the courtyard, Ping'er went to tell Wang Xifeng about today's incident.
Wang Xifeng nodded and said: "You have done a good job in this matter. The second girl can also be used as a chess player. Keeping her and cleaning out those moths can be considered a merit. As for the fourth girl, you can only say:
She is cold-hearted, but she doesn't want to know that she is well aware of the dirty things that happened in Dongfu. In this life, the word "innocence" is what she cares about most. She is afraid that the world will treat her like her
My brother, sister-in-law, and nephew are said to be the same people. She is young and has no one to teach her, so it is good that she knows how to take care of herself. Besides, the money that goes into painting my brother may not be clean."
Only then did Ping'er realize it, and he just sighed.
On the second day, Xue Baochai found out what happened that night. She moved out of the garden that day and lived with Aunt Xue.
Mrs. Wang looked at Xue Baochai who came to say goodbye. Although she just moved out of the garden, it still made Mrs. Wang feel a little ugly in terms of face. She said: "You are also too carefree, but you are just looking at the servants in the garden.
Where can I ask you to move out?"
"It's not for this, it's just a coincidence. My mother is sending someone to arrange marriage for my brother, and there are a lot of things at home. I just wanted to go back and help out." Xue Baochai said with a smile.
"But whose girl do you like?" Mrs. Wang asked.
"It is said that the girl from Guihua Xia's family is very good-looking and capable. She is also an only daughter. My mother thinks it is good and is talking to others." Xue Baochai smiled and said, "I think she is not as good as others praise her.
, after all, they are from a famous family, and their education should not be much different."
While they were talking, Zhou Rui's family arrived. Xue Baochai was about to leave, but Mrs. Wang said: "It's not a big deal, I should let you know. The girl in Baoyu's house has grown up, and I was thinking of sending her away. You see
Whichever is good, keep it. If you think it's not good, just send it out."
Mrs. Wang's words were very clear. This was the first time in such a long time that Mrs. Wang had said such suggestive words. Xue Baochai's face suddenly turned red and she couldn't say anything else.
Mrs. Wang smiled slightly and said: "You often stay in the garden and are familiar with these girls. These people always like to play tricks in front of me. It is only true in private."
Xue Baochai put away the embarrassment on his face and said: "Brother Bao is the most affectionate person. He only cares about Xiren. He is not thinking about the affection he has served for these years. This Sheyue seems to be honest. After a few days,
Nian is not just another attacker. Brother Bao can have such a considerate person to serve him, and we will also have peace of mind."
Zhou Rui's family glanced at Xue Baochai and understood something in her heart. The girl only mentioned She Yue, and said that She Yue was another attacker. This actually meant that she would end up being left out by Baoyu soon.
It's not too late to deal with it. Besides, She Yue was originally on good terms with Xi Ren, but now, I'm afraid the two of them won't be on the same page. She's not afraid of leaving behind an enemy who knows Xi Ren very well.
Mrs. Wang then said: "What my son said is reasonable. He is most afraid of those frivolous girls who don't know their own weight. Baoyu was damaged by their instigation. I remember the last time I went to the garden, I saw a water snake waist.
Girl, you have to be strong at the tip. You can't keep this girl, let's get rid of it together with that Bihen."
Xue Baochai naturally knew that she was talking about Qingwen. Qingwen was different from Xiren. Not to mention that she looked better than others, but she looked like Lin Daiyu, so there was little chance of being left out by Baoyu. Her temperament
He is also mean and aggressive. It is impossible to control such a person.
She only lowered her head and said nothing.
Ping'er didn't know what it felt like to hear his wife's instructions from Zhou Rui's house, but he followed them.
Baoyu went out and was not in the house at all. Qingwen bit her lip, feeling the joking and gloating eyes around her, but she was too stubborn to shed a tear. She only twisted the handkerchief with her hands and bit her lip with her teeth without making a sound.
When Xiaohong arrived, she saw that she was stubborn and wanted to wait for Baoyu. She hurried over and whispered, "Why are you going through so much trouble now? You still hope that Baoyu won't succeed."
"Anyway, it's a death. If you die here, you won't have to go out and be punished." Qingwen said bitterly.
"Who said that if you go out, you will die. Our grandma asked me to tell you that the Lin family girl has an embroidery workshop that specializes in embroidering wedding quilts, wedding tents, hijabs and other items. There are also official uniforms of the imperial court, which are specially designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
There is a female shopkeeper in the shop now, asking if you want to go. Even if you care about Baoyu, as long as you live, there will always be time to meet. Besides, with the protection of the Lin family, I am not afraid of your bastard brother and sister-in-law teasing you.
The two girls from the Lin family have stayed in our house for such a long time and they are all familiar with each other. You cannot trust their character." Xiaohong persuaded in a low voice.
Qingwen couldn't help but be stunned: "Seriously."
"I have nothing to do with you."
Qingwen gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement. On the same day, she followed Xiaohong out of the house and went to Lin Yutong's embroidery workshop. All the people in the embroidery workshop were female relatives. The front was the facade, and the back was the embroidery room. Further inside, people lived.
The yard is neatly tidied up. With a salary of five taels a month, he takes care of food and shelter, and is not afraid of being disturbed. Although life may not be as leisurely as the Jia family, it should not be too difficult.
Later, Xiaohong sent someone to bring her bedding, and then she realized that Bihen didn't want to come out, so she bumped her head against the wall and died on the spot.
Qingwen held back her tears for a whole day, and then they fell...(.)